Red Bank Primary School to reopen to students Nov. 26

Nov. 14, 2012

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RED BANK — Students will continue to attend split sessions next week, to allow time for work crews to replace floors in 16 primary school classrooms damaged by superstorm Sandy.

Letters were sent home to parents today advising them that students would return to the primary school on Monday, Nov. 26, said Laura C. Morana, superintendent of schools.

All borough students have been attending split sessions at the middle school since returning to classes Monday.

School officials inspected the primary school this morning and concluded that flooring work wouldn’t be completed by the weekend. Contractors will need until the middle of next week to finish, Morana said.

“Returning on Nov. 19 is not possible, and we’ll continue on the split schedule next week,” she said. “We need the extra time to get the work done.”

The primary school, located near the banks of the Swimming River, had several inches of water in the one-story building when officials returned to it Tuesday morning.

Morana credited fast action by the district’s business administrator, who contacted the insurance company at 8:30 a.m. As a result, cleanup crews were at work by 1 p.m.

Crews are replacing carpeting with vinyl tile floors in 16 of the 33 classrooms used in the school on a daily basis. Morana said this is the first phase of work needed to reopen the building to students.

The second and third phases will involve work on the gym and cafeteria floors, she said. The cafeteria sustained the least damage and will be worked on last, Morana said.